A 73-year-old man trying to leave a lodge on Saturday night instead drove into the front of the building, injuring 30 people. The driver, identified by Apache Junction police as Thomas Edward Kain, was inebriated when the crash occurred at around 7:30 pm. Car Crash at Elks Lodge Injures 30: Driver in Custody, Alcohol Involvement … Read more
Worcester is declaring a “Road Safety and Traffic Violence Crisis” following the three recent pedestrian crashes involving one toddler and two adolescents, City Manager Eric Batista and Mayor Joseph Petty announced last week. “The best way to show our sympathy to the families impacted by these tragedies is through action,” the city officials wrote in … Read more
As It Happens7:59100 dolphins rescued from low tide in Cape Cod Rescuers believe 100 dolphins have made it to safety following the largest dolphin rescue effort ever performed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Sarah Sharp, an animal rescue veterinarian with the IFAW, told As It Happens guest host Peter Armstrong about the … Read more
After hopes that Bear 178 would walk off her injuries and survive the car crash that left the grizzly limping, the bear affectionately known as Nakoda has died in Yoho National Park, in southeastern B.C., Parks Canada officials confirm. On the evening of June 6, as wildlife management staff were repairing fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway, roughly 12 kilometres west … Read more
Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. The settlement was made on the eve of the trial over the high-profile accident involving Tesla’s driver-assistant technology. Tesla faces a … Read more
Masculinity has been the overarching theme in automobile designs for centuries. Recently, however, as more electric car models emerge, macho designs have been at their peak. Since Elon Musk, the CEO of X and Tesla, came under fire for launching the masculine ‘Tesla’s Cybertruck’, designers have noted that electric cars are clearly being marketed towards … Read more
Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band The Chicks, died in a head-on car crash on a Texas highway, law enforcement officials said on Saturday. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch,” the band, known as the Dixie Chicks until 2020, wrote in a statement on social media. … Read more
The Knesset Economic Affairs Committee is set to approve a new regulation that will mandate license plates for every electric scooter and bicycle in Israel. The Transportation Ministry will present the regulation, based on a bill proposed by United Torah Judaism MK Yakov Asher, to the Economic Affairs Committee chaired by Likud MK David … Read more
